Airline Ambassadors International (AAI) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Arlington, Virginia and founded by American Airlines flight attendant Nancy Rivard in 1996 [1]as a form of volunteer tourism.
Its initial focus was humanitarian aid in Central America due to American Airlines' presence there,[2] but has expanded to 52 countries.
[citation needed] Its focus further expanded in 2009[3] to partner with other airports to help prevent human trafficking, although their claims about the scale of the issue are under question.
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